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and in the east, with occasional forays into kabul. now there are concerns that the taliban can move anywhere it wants in the city and you don't see foreigners going around as today used to, and some of my friends, afghan friends, are getting armored cars for the first time and they themselves are feeling concerned, which goes -- i think says more than even the concern that foreigners are showing here. >> well, we're keeping our thoughts with you and hoping you stay safe out there. thank you, richard engel. we're going to continue checking in with you leading up to saturday's election. >>> up next on "rf daily," another big car manufacturer is announcing a huge recall today, even as general motors' ceo returns to capitol hill for yet more grilling from lawmakers. >> this, to me, is not a matter of acceptability. this is criminal deception. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] the 2014 nissan altima. with 270 horses... ♪ ...blind spot warning... ♪ ...and advanced drive assist. ♪ nothing beats an altima. except another alti
and in the east, with occasional forays into kabul. now there are concerns that the taliban can move anywhere it wants in the city and you don't see foreigners going around as today used to, and some of my friends, afghan friends, are getting armored cars for the first time and they themselves are feeling concerned, which goes -- i think says more than even the concern that foreigners are showing here. >> well, we're keeping our thoughts with you and hoping you stay safe out there. thank...
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at 9:46 this morning, kabul time, dr. jerry umanos, went out of his office, inside the hospital grounds to receive five other american medical workers. they were visiting medical workers. he received them at the gate. they were walking in this parking lot area, heading back towards the hotel. they had just arrived and that's when the guard on the gate turned his weapon on the visiting delegation, killing dr. umanos and two other members of this medical team that had come to help. the hospital is well known. it's a children's hospital, primarily. it's run by a christian faith based charity called cure. serves as you said about 35,000 patients a year. mostly children but also mothers doing prenatal care and mothers with complicated pregnancies. >> this is so heartbreaking. when we think that the united states has helped the afghans train these security forces and this is again an instance of a uniformed police officer, security guard, having made this terrible attack, i want to read you the statement from the white house, t
at 9:46 this morning, kabul time, dr. jerry umanos, went out of his office, inside the hospital grounds to receive five other american medical workers. they were visiting medical workers. he received them at the gate. they were walking in this parking lot area, heading back towards the hotel. they had just arrived and that's when the guard on the gate turned his weapon on the visiting delegation, killing dr. umanos and two other members of this medical team that had come to help. the hospital...
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witnesses in kabul, from hospital officials. this happened just around 10:00 this morning kabul time. a well-known physician. he's been identified by colleagues as a man from chicago and we'll get more details about him. >> jerry umanos. >> jerry umanos was receiving guests, three other americans. they arrived. they were dropped off in their vehicles and they were inside what is effectively the pound of this hospital, a well-known hospital treating mostly children and women with problems during pregnancies, prenatal care, after-delivery care and after they were dropped off dr. umanos was greeting them and then a security guard an afghan security guard assigned by the ministry of interior ministry, turned his gun and shot him. we're getting information about who they were. it appears that the three of them were maybe members of the same family? two of those guests, those later arrivals were killed along with the -- with dr. jerry and the third, a woman was injured. after the shooting the afghan security guard who had just somewha
witnesses in kabul, from hospital officials. this happened just around 10:00 this morning kabul time. a well-known physician. he's been identified by colleagues as a man from chicago and we'll get more details about him. >> jerry umanos. >> jerry umanos was receiving guests, three other americans. they arrived. they were dropped off in their vehicles and they were inside what is effectively the pound of this hospital, a well-known hospital treating mostly children and women with...
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she has been transferred to bagram air base outside of kabul. the afghan police officer dropped his weapon and then turned himself in to afghan security forces. so that -- that terrible event today shows just how unstable this country is, but officials say the elections are going to go ahead and polls will open tomorrow morning. >> and, richard, just to emphasize, this was somebody that was assigned to protect this convoy that turned fire? >> there was a -- this convoy, with election officials, delivering ballots, and it was protected by afghan security forces. they arrived at the provincial -- a provincial district center in host, and the afghan police officer, a second lieutenant, actually a senior police officer in the area, came out and opened fire. and it's not clear if he was with the convoy traveling, or if he joined the convoy in host. but he was a well-known police officer. he himself has been transferred to a different police station, is being questioned in host province. >> all right. bobby, i want to go to the bigger picture here of
she has been transferred to bagram air base outside of kabul. the afghan police officer dropped his weapon and then turned himself in to afghan security forces. so that -- that terrible event today shows just how unstable this country is, but officials say the elections are going to go ahead and polls will open tomorrow morning. >> and, richard, just to emphasize, this was somebody that was assigned to protect this convoy that turned fire? >> there was a -- this convoy, with...
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he volunteered in kabul for years. his wife of more than three decades fought back tears as she asked the country to open up their hearts to afghanistan and think not just of her husband. >> my heart aches for the afghanistan people also though. people here may not understand afghanistan and the afghan people. and i know jerry would also really like everybody to know about his love for the afghan people and our love for the afghan people. and that we don't hold any ill will toward afghanistan in general or even the gunman who did this. >> so the name you've heard a lot about, bundy who two days ago was being called a conservative hero had his fortune up ended after the new york times reported on remarks he made about the african american community. he is refusing to pay the government $1 million on fees but his stand against land usage laws spiralled into something different when he openly questioned whether african americans were better off as slaves than living on government subsidies. >> are those quotes accurate? b
he volunteered in kabul for years. his wife of more than three decades fought back tears as she asked the country to open up their hearts to afghanistan and think not just of her husband. >> my heart aches for the afghanistan people also though. people here may not understand afghanistan and the afghan people. and i know jerry would also really like everybody to know about his love for the afghan people and our love for the afghan people. and that we don't hold any ill will toward...
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the gunman was a security guard at the cure hospital in kabul. the guard shot the four americans, then shot himself in the chin before he was taken into custody. he targeted an american doctor and three hospital visitors. the doctor, a father, and his son were all killed. both the women had surgery at the same hospital and both are stable. the taliban is not claiming responsibility. the cure hospital is run by a faith-based charity out of pennsylvania and treats 37,000 patients per year. >> and turning now to the president's four-nation asia trip, president obama is wrapping up a state dinner at japan's imperial palace, where he exchanged toasts with the emperor of japan. take a listen. >> it's been nearly 50 years since my mother first brought me to japan, but i have never forgotten the kindness that the japanese people showed me as a 6-year-old boy far away from home. it's also very humbling. i stand here as the 44th president of the united states. your majesty is the 125th emperor of japan. >> quite a contrast there. during his first full day
the gunman was a security guard at the cure hospital in kabul. the guard shot the four americans, then shot himself in the chin before he was taken into custody. he targeted an american doctor and three hospital visitors. the doctor, a father, and his son were all killed. both the women had surgery at the same hospital and both are stable. the taliban is not claiming responsibility. the cure hospital is run by a faith-based charity out of pennsylvania and treats 37,000 patients per year....
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a population in kabul and other cities. but by and large, it's distributed in tribal regions. development money is not necessarily going the make a big impact on where the country goes. what is important is what you suggested at the top of this segment, and that is the election. it's the pivotal moment. if the election is successful, there is hope for the country, with or without development money. if it's not, then all is lost. >> but you mention the tribal regions, is afghanistan designated, is it designed for a place that will have a federal government running things? or more of leadership in kabul and then the tribal regions run themselves? >> well, the latter. i agree with you. when we don't have the wool pulled over our eyes, we understand that this is not a country that is a unified country. it will have a central government that will be strong in kabul, weak every other place and will have to rely on the fie fema fealty of the tribal leaders. >> colonel jacobs, appreciate your insight. >>> next tuesday, the anniversary of the signing of the civil rights act. who. >> re
a population in kabul and other cities. but by and large, it's distributed in tribal regions. development money is not necessarily going the make a big impact on where the country goes. what is important is what you suggested at the top of this segment, and that is the election. it's the pivotal moment. if the election is successful, there is hope for the country, with or without development money. if it's not, then all is lost. >> but you mention the tribal regions, is afghanistan...
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nbc's richard engel is following it all in kabul. richard? >> reporter: presidential elections are scheduled for afghanistan this coming saturday. despite all of the violence that has increased over the last couple of weeks, officials in this country say the elections will go ahead on schedule. there are three leading candidates. abdullah abdullah, a former foreign minister who ran in presidential elections in 2009. he believes he was cheated in that presidential election by president karzai. many people, including the united nations, accuse president karzai of stuffing ballot boxes and of his campaign manipulating the votes in order to secure his victory. abdullah abdullah is coming back again, and he hopes to have a much better showing this time. the other main candidate is well-known to the international donor community. he is an economist. he taught in the united states. he is taking somewhat of a hard line nationalist position. the last candidate is much more of the leading candidates is much less known. he's close to karzai. he is one o
nbc's richard engel is following it all in kabul. richard? >> reporter: presidential elections are scheduled for afghanistan this coming saturday. despite all of the violence that has increased over the last couple of weeks, officials in this country say the elections will go ahead on schedule. there are three leading candidates. abdullah abdullah, a former foreign minister who ran in presidential elections in 2009. he believes he was cheated in that presidential election by president...
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around 10:00 this morning, actually just before 10:00 in the morning kabul time dr. jerry umanos was at the hospital, the man you just showed in the photograph earlier. the pediatrician who had been working on and off at the hospital for the last seven years was well known. he was receiving a delegation of five medical workers and these five medical workers, americans, arrived at the hospital, got out of their cars, were inside the perimeter when the guard at the gate opened fire on them, killing dr. jerry umanos. two others among the delegation were killed. a third of this visiting group was injured and two others -- two other americans were unharmed. after the shooting the afghan security guard turned the gun on himself, shot himself underneath the chin, did not die, was taken inside the very same hospital which he'd just attacked. was treated in the e.r. along with the woman who survived the attack. after she was stabilized he was taken away by afghan authorities for questioning. >> richard, we've talked a lot, extensively, in fact, about green-on-blue attacks whe
around 10:00 this morning, actually just before 10:00 in the morning kabul time dr. jerry umanos was at the hospital, the man you just showed in the photograph earlier. the pediatrician who had been working on and off at the hospital for the last seven years was well known. he was receiving a delegation of five medical workers and these five medical workers, americans, arrived at the hospital, got out of their cars, were inside the perimeter when the guard at the gate opened fire on them,...
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thank you, richard in kabul. >> thank you. >> stay with us right here on "andrea mitchell reports." daniel murphy speaks out about taking paternity leave and missing opening day. and later a look at the national urban league's annual report about the state of black america. when it comes to good nutrition, my daughter's an expert. hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. grandpa! [ female announcer ] look for valuable savings on boost in your sunday paper. . >>> new york mets second baseman and new father daniel murphy was back in the lineup after missing the first two games of the season to be with his wife and newborn son. he defended his decision to take paternity leave. >> the awesome thing is you get
thank you, richard in kabul. >> thank you. >> stay with us right here on "andrea mitchell reports." daniel murphy speaks out about taking paternity leave and missing opening day. and later a look at the national urban league's annual report about the state of black america. when it comes to good nutrition, my daughter's an expert. hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the...
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nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in kabul. good morning, richard. why target foreign journalists ahead of the election? >> reporter: well, i think this was probably a target of opportunity. a lot of foreigners, especially journalists over the last several weeks, have been killed here. a swedish journalist was killed execution style in the streets of kabul, an afghan journalist was killed at the serena hotel, along with almost all of his family, and then today these two journalists were shot. they were traveling with a convoy with afghan election officials. he we they were heading to eastern afghanistan. this was a protected convoy, they were delivering ballots. when the convoy arrived, one of the local police officers there left his post, went to their vehicle, the two a.p. reporters were sitting in the back of their own unarmored vehicle, and the police officer opened fire, killing anna and wounding cathy. it's -- the taliban has not claimed responsibility. what's quite significant perhaps is that this afghan police officer then just dropped his we
nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in kabul. good morning, richard. why target foreign journalists ahead of the election? >> reporter: well, i think this was probably a target of opportunity. a lot of foreigners, especially journalists over the last several weeks, have been killed here. a swedish journalist was killed execution style in the streets of kabul, an afghan journalist was killed at the serena hotel, along with almost all of his family, and then today these two...
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this afternoon we know the doctorwise jerry umanos in kabul to treat children and help train doctors. >> dr. umanos saw a lot of patients and the kids loved him and especially the parents. so it's going to be rough. it's going to be rough on everybody so imagine a staff -- i can't imagine what it's going to do to the patients. >> the taliban has not claimed responsibility for this attack. chief foreign affairs correspondent richard engel is here in new york and joins me in the studio. thank you for being here. there's no indication thus far that this is anything but a lone gunman, right? >> there's a pattern. i think there's probably standing orders now at this stage and we keep talking about the taliban. there's many different groups and this police officer who was assigned to protect the hospital had previously been serving in host province. it could have been affiliated with many different groups or one of many different groups or inspired by the groups or a lone gunman, not first time this happened. it seems to happen more frequently, which suggests that there's some sort of stand
this afternoon we know the doctorwise jerry umanos in kabul to treat children and help train doctors. >> dr. umanos saw a lot of patients and the kids loved him and especially the parents. so it's going to be rough. it's going to be rough on everybody so imagine a staff -- i can't imagine what it's going to do to the patients. >> the taliban has not claimed responsibility for this attack. chief foreign affairs correspondent richard engel is here in new york and joins me in the...
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joining me now, nbc's richard engel in kabul. richard, are we being too enthusiastic about how this election went? i mean, it seemed to go about as well as anybody could have imagined. >> reporter: well, i think the government here is absolutely putting the best face on it, and is very enthusiastic. we haven't quite -- i think it's too early to declare it a success, because the votes haven't even been counted yet. both of the two leading front runners, and there seems to be two front runners emerging, are claiming victory. and if that gets out of hand, you could have some potentially rivalries. but it is a very different mood than it was in 2009. i was here in 2009, and already at this stage, we had video of people stuffing ballot boxes, we were interviewing people who were watching blatant fraud. this time, the interviews we're conducting with people on the street and with analysts are that this was far more successful, that afghan security forces managed to control things themselves, that the violence level was about a fifth as
joining me now, nbc's richard engel in kabul. richard, are we being too enthusiastic about how this election went? i mean, it seemed to go about as well as anybody could have imagined. >> reporter: well, i think the government here is absolutely putting the best face on it, and is very enthusiastic. we haven't quite -- i think it's too early to declare it a success, because the votes haven't even been counted yet. both of the two leading front runners, and there seems to be two front...
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from 33,000 right now to a much smaller number, perhaps even zero if there's a no agreement between kabul and washington. what will happen if the funding is cut as it is already being cut, billions of dollars have been spent to improve standard of living, to help women change their role in society, and a lot of people are worried that those gains could be reversed. >> and the role of women, of course, before the american war began under the taliban in particular, was so restricted, there was no access to information or any kind of legal representation and no participation in parliament and what about the security problems as well between now and election day? >> we spent time today with a major general from u.s. forces here. and spent the day touring around the eastern part of afghanistan, some of the more dangerous terrain in this entire country. and american forces are confident that afghan security forces, both police and particularly the army, will be able to secure voting day, but they think this american commander thinks it's residual for a force to remain. commanders in this countr
from 33,000 right now to a much smaller number, perhaps even zero if there's a no agreement between kabul and washington. what will happen if the funding is cut as it is already being cut, billions of dollars have been spent to improve standard of living, to help women change their role in society, and a lot of people are worried that those gains could be reversed. >> and the role of women, of course, before the american war began under the taliban in particular, was so restricted, there...
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nbc's richard engel in kabul. thank you very much, richard. >>> joining me is dean of johns hopkins school, and former special adviser, president obama's special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. good to see you again. how hopeful are you from what you have seen and heard so far today? >> i think so far the news is good. namely that the elections have been carried out, that people have shown up. that there is going to be a result that hopefully will be accepted by everybody. but there are some questions about turnout. it's important to see which parts of the country did not vote. does that impact the choice of the president and whether that creates certain legitimacy issues afterwards. >> yeah. how about the three leading candidates? we have abdullah abdullah and two others. did well in elections last time and pulled out knowing that hamid karzai was going to win. the future of afghanistan, what does it look like based on the motivations and experience of these men? >> well, i think they all bring a gre
nbc's richard engel in kabul. thank you very much, richard. >>> joining me is dean of johns hopkins school, and former special adviser, president obama's special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. good to see you again. how hopeful are you from what you have seen and heard so far today? >> i think so far the news is good. namely that the elections have been carried out, that people have shown up. that there is going to be a result that hopefully will be accepted by...
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nbc's chief correspondent richard engel is on the ground in kabul, afghanistan. >> reporter: what's remarkable is they say about 7 million votes were cast today. that would be considered a successful turnout anywhere else in the world, but the elections here today were still very violent. they weren't as violent as presidential elections here in 2009, but anywhere else in the world, this would have been considered a very, very violent day. 146 attacks on voters. there were mortar attacks on voting stations, suicide bombing attacks on polling stations. the afghan police arrested two suicide bombers who were wearing their explosive vests. 89 militants were killed today, 16 members of the afghan security forces were killed, 4 civilians were killed. this was not a peaceful day. but relative to the last elections, they were better. the last time around there were 600 attacks on voting stations and on voters. what was also different this time is that the afghans did it themselves. there are about 33,000 american troops still in afghanistan, but today they were just on their bases. this were on stand
nbc's chief correspondent richard engel is on the ground in kabul, afghanistan. >> reporter: what's remarkable is they say about 7 million votes were cast today. that would be considered a successful turnout anywhere else in the world, but the elections here today were still very violent. they weren't as violent as presidential elections here in 2009, but anywhere else in the world, this would have been considered a very, very violent day. 146 attacks on voters. there were mortar attacks...
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>> nbc's richard engel for us in kabul on this saturday. thank you. >>> still to come here, with the new supreme court ruling on big money in politics, what does it mean for the way campaigns are run? >>> first, it's dad time and how much time is enough time for new fathers to spend with their kids? stick around for this one. this is msnbc. [ male announcer ] first the cookie at check-in... then a little time to kick back. earn double hilton honors points with the 2x points package and be one step closer to a weekend break. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. you're not doing anything as fast as you used to, which is funny, because i still do it better than her. [ afi ] i do not like sweeping. it's a little frustrating. [ zach ] i can't help out as much as i used to. do you need help? let's open it up. [ afi ] it's a swiffer sweeper. [ zach ] it's a swiffer dusters. it can extend so i don't have to get on the step stool. ♪ it's like a dirt magnet -- just like my kids. [ afi ] this is a danger zone. voila! i am t
>> nbc's richard engel for us in kabul on this saturday. thank you. >>> still to come here, with the new supreme court ruling on big money in politics, what does it mean for the way campaigns are run? >>> first, it's dad time and how much time is enough time for new fathers to spend with their kids? stick around for this one. this is msnbc. [ male announcer ] first the cookie at check-in... then a little time to kick back. earn double hilton honors points with the 2x...
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hanging on the outcome of america's role in the future of afghanistan, richard engel joins us now from kabul. security forces in place, several hundred, if not thousand, trying to tamp down the violence we've seen leading into this election. >> reporter: there are many security forces in place, but what's so disturbing about the attack you just mentioned on the two reporters from the associated press, one of the reporters, a photographer, killed in that attack. is that it was the afghan security services that were responsible for this, a member of the afghan police department walked up to the car in which these reporters from the associated press were sitting, they were waiting in a convoy with election officials delivering ballots, this afghan police officer walked up to their vehicle, lowered his weapon, yelled, shot at the reporters, injured cathy gannon, a largely respected writer from canada, and killed anna kneadering house, then turned himself in to his colleagues. it raises questions about their loyalty. these are the men that the united states is entrusting with the future of afghan
hanging on the outcome of america's role in the future of afghanistan, richard engel joins us now from kabul. security forces in place, several hundred, if not thousand, trying to tamp down the violence we've seen leading into this election. >> reporter: there are many security forces in place, but what's so disturbing about the attack you just mentioned on the two reporters from the associated press, one of the reporters, a photographer, killed in that attack. is that it was the afghan...
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it is one of the most heavily for thefied spo fortified spots in kabul. they attacked the campaign headquarters in -- ahead of what is poised to be a pivotal moment in afghanistan. with president hamid karzai now banned from seeking re-election due to term limits, the election tomorrow represents a milestone, the first time afghans will see one elected president hand over power to another. but as tens of thousands of ballots are prepared for delivery, the "new york times" reports that about 10% of the country's 7500 total voting sites have been shut down because they are deemed too dangerous to protect. in the run-up to the vote tomorrow, afghan's choice of candidates may be taking a backseat to deliberation of whether to vote at all. the new yorker says "these elections will take place in a barely functioning state. the taliban insurgency still rages in roughly half the country where it often wields de facto authority. in these areas, casting a vote amounts to a death wish because the taliban view that exercise as traitorous. joining me now is cofounder
it is one of the most heavily for thefied spo fortified spots in kabul. they attacked the campaign headquarters in -- ahead of what is poised to be a pivotal moment in afghanistan. with president hamid karzai now banned from seeking re-election due to term limits, the election tomorrow represents a milestone, the first time afghans will see one elected president hand over power to another. but as tens of thousands of ballots are prepared for delivery, the "new york times" reports that...
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joining me now from kabul is nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel keeping us updated on this situation. first i want to ask about the voting process. back in 2009 as many as 20% of the ballots had to be thrown out. how do you think the fraud level was this time around? >> reporter: the voting that we saw looked like it was going quite smoothly but judging from the number of complaints, this is not a comparable situation to 2009. the process isn't over yet and there could be surprises, but compared to where we were right now, a few days after the election in 2009, it was a totally different scenario, i was here in 2009 and tonight if it were 2009 we would be working on a story about fraud. we had video of people stuffing ballot boxes. they were complaints coming in from all over the country. we're not hearing those kind of complaints right now. we don't have those kind of pictures. we're not out of this yet but it doesn't seem to have been anywhere near this situation that we had in 2009. >> early good news, so much hangs in the balance for afgs and actually for the united sta
joining me now from kabul is nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel keeping us updated on this situation. first i want to ask about the voting process. back in 2009 as many as 20% of the ballots had to be thrown out. how do you think the fraud level was this time around? >> reporter: the voting that we saw looked like it was going quite smoothly but judging from the number of complaints, this is not a comparable situation to 2009. the process isn't over yet and there could be...
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learning more about the american doctor killed in a shooting outside a private children's hospital in kabul where he worked. his family in chicago says that dr. jerry spent nine years in afghanistan saving the lives of children, working in the nicu of the hospital run by the christian charity cure. his wife of 34 years had extraordinarily forgiving comments about the man who killed her husband and expressed love for the people of afghanistan. >> and i know jerry would also really like everybody to know about his love for the afghan people and our love for the afghan people. and that we don't hold any ill will towards afghanistan in general. or even the gunman who did this. we don't know who what his history is. and get $100 off for every year of safe driving. we put members first. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side the expedia app helps you save with mobile-exclusive deals download the expedia app text expedia to 75309 expedia, find yours a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts j
learning more about the american doctor killed in a shooting outside a private children's hospital in kabul where he worked. his family in chicago says that dr. jerry spent nine years in afghanistan saving the lives of children, working in the nicu of the hospital run by the christian charity cure. his wife of 34 years had extraordinarily forgiving comments about the man who killed her husband and expressed love for the people of afghanistan. >> and i know jerry would also really like...
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kabul has grown dramatically. with that said, the underlying ethnic conflicts and tensions are still there. don't forget, we use the afghan militia force, not the afghan army to defeat the taliban back in 2001. those issues are still there. let me say this very clearly. one of the unk sung heroes is the current commander there. he has taken one of the worst possible situations and has continued to make it work. the question now is it sustainable because underlying all of this are the economic interests of the afghan people. right now much of their economy is based on foreign aid and drugs. 30% of the economy is based on the illegal sales of poppies and all the things that go with that. ultimately the security issue. these elections were held under a very big security blanket. something which will not necessarily be there after december. i think both candidates, all three candidates, have said they would look at signing this multi-lateral bilateral security agreement which karzai refused to sign. the other option i
kabul has grown dramatically. with that said, the underlying ethnic conflicts and tensions are still there. don't forget, we use the afghan militia force, not the afghan army to defeat the taliban back in 2001. those issues are still there. let me say this very clearly. one of the unk sung heroes is the current commander there. he has taken one of the worst possible situations and has continued to make it work. the question now is it sustainable because underlying all of this are the economic...
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. >> and now, with the ballot boxes from the election in afghanistan are now arriving in kabul. this will help to determine the role of america in afghanistan. president karzai who is forced to step down because of term limits has signed a security agreement that will allow the united states to stay until the end of the year, but many of the candidates said they will sign that agreement, and the voter turnout is much higher than estimated to be with 60% of the afghans defying the taliban threatening to disrupt the election elections. and i will tell you more about that later, but right now, president obama is kicking off talking about the economy and equal pay at a local high school there. >> give leah a big round of applau applause. hey. yeah. many young people like leah, it just makes me inspired. it is a good way to start the week. all of the students here who are discovering and exploring new ideas, it is one tof the reason that i love to visiting schools like bladensburg high. i want to congratulate all of you for the great work that you are doing. i brought a couple of fol
. >> and now, with the ballot boxes from the election in afghanistan are now arriving in kabul. this will help to determine the role of america in afghanistan. president karzai who is forced to step down because of term limits has signed a security agreement that will allow the united states to stay until the end of the year, but many of the candidates said they will sign that agreement, and the voter turnout is much higher than estimated to be with 60% of the afghans defying the taliban...
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police tell nbc news the gunman was a security guard at the cure hospital in kabul. the victims include dr. jerry huhmanos, and a father and son there to meet him. the cure hospital is run by a faith-based charity based out of pennsylvania. meanwhile, in just a few hours, a nevada rancher is expected to hold a news conference. some of his first comments that reported on virulent racist language made by the folk hero after an event on saturday. the bundy events have become a regular occurrence, and becoming more popular of some on the right. he's fighting to not pay $1 million in back fees he owes the federal government. and to promote his unique interpretation of the constitution. the "times" story reports it included this, i want to tell you one more thing i know about the negro. and only go downhill from there. black americans, he said, quote, they abort their young children, they put their young men in jail because they never learn how to pick cotton. i've often wondered if they're better off as slaves picking cotton, or are they better off under government subsid
police tell nbc news the gunman was a security guard at the cure hospital in kabul. the victims include dr. jerry huhmanos, and a father and son there to meet him. the cure hospital is run by a faith-based charity based out of pennsylvania. meanwhile, in just a few hours, a nevada rancher is expected to hold a news conference. some of his first comments that reported on virulent racist language made by the folk hero after an event on saturday. the bundy events have become a regular occurrence,...
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we had terrible violence in weeks running up, especially in kabul when i was there and then thee two colleagues that got killed, reporter colleagues. so there's a sense that, yes, the taliban is still going to come and try and regain control, certainly of large territories of afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops. it going to be very rough, though, for many years. >> you mentioned the two colleagues, kathy gannon severely wounded. >> your thoughts? >> i was with them just last week. kathy's been reporting it for 30 years. anya is a formidable dynamo of energy and we had a lot of laughs and we were really excited about the election. we had a few good days and then i fly to the states and wake up and hear they've been shot and anya killed. really, really terrible. >> i'm very sorry for your loss, all of us for the loss of two great journalists. best of look with the buook. thank you for your time. what can oscar pistorius say in his testimony that could answer the big question? that's next. gunderman group. gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratify
we had terrible violence in weeks running up, especially in kabul when i was there and then thee two colleagues that got killed, reporter colleagues. so there's a sense that, yes, the taliban is still going to come and try and regain control, certainly of large territories of afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops. it going to be very rough, though, for many years. >> you mentioned the two colleagues, kathy gannon severely wounded. >> your thoughts? >> i was with...
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remember in the '70s, people talked about kabul the paris of the east. in the 19th century, it was the silk road, the crossroads of asia. this country which has become the 175th poorest country in the world has 20 million plus people who have the ability to make a contribution to their own livelihoods and a strong message as a humanitarian organization is after all the losses, all of the human losses, two and a half thousand people lost there. a fraction of that investment humanitarian help can help that country avoid the worst of that and can make the right choices. >> thank you for being on this show and come back any time. >> i would love to come back. >> your father recently called -- >> no, he called my father. he sat down on the set and said, is that your father in munich? i met him recently. he was quietly sardonic. what does that mean? >> that means he had a wry smile as he described those who are making foreign policy today. a lovely way of saying, look, he has his own ideas but he didn't have to say, i know best. but he just said things that we
remember in the '70s, people talked about kabul the paris of the east. in the 19th century, it was the silk road, the crossroads of asia. this country which has become the 175th poorest country in the world has 20 million plus people who have the ability to make a contribution to their own livelihoods and a strong message as a humanitarian organization is after all the losses, all of the human losses, two and a half thousand people lost there. a fraction of that investment humanitarian help can...
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. >>> after a huge turnout in afghanistan's election, we go live to kabul as the counting continues and the process gets praise from everybody, from president obama and his predecessor, george w. bush. have things turned a bit in afghanistan? in the meantime, speaking of bush, his younger brother jeb turned some heads in texas with talk of 2016 on his mind. "wall street journal" says his democratic dine he is particular counterpart is freezing the field. >>> plus, kentucky fried pickin. mitch mcconnell's fight has less
. >>> after a huge turnout in afghanistan's election, we go live to kabul as the counting continues and the process gets praise from everybody, from president obama and his predecessor, george w. bush. have things turned a bit in afghanistan? in the meantime, speaking of bush, his younger brother jeb turned some heads in texas with talk of 2016 on his mind. "wall street journal" says his democratic dine he is particular counterpart is freezing the field. >>> plus,...